Fuel Subsidy: Pres. Tinubu Commissions Gov Zulum’s 107 Electric/Gas Buses, Taxis

Fuel Subsidy : President Tinubu commissions Governor Zulum’s 107 electric and gas-powered buses, taxis.

The Governor’s scheme is aimed to cushion effects of fuel subsidy and intended to improve public transportation in Borno State.

Zulum’s buses charges N50 while private transport means such as Keke Napep charge about N150 per route.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday December 11th commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses and taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme.

The Governor’s scheme is aimed to cushion effects of fuel subsidy withdrawal by the Federal Government and intended to improve public transportation in Borno State.

After the commissioning the 107 vehicles, Tinubu commended Governor Zulum for providing good governance to the people.

“Your Excellency (Governor Zulum)… this is exactly ‘Hope Renewed’. Thank you for your good job always. Thank you once again for being innovative and creative; for your concern about your people and the good governance you provide”, Tinubu said.

Tinubu, who was in Maiduguri for this year’s Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference, took time to commission Zulum’s vehicles after first paying homage to the Shehu, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-kanemi.

Governor Zulum in his remark at the commissioning said :

“Mr President, after you announced the subsidy removal and your consequent directive to governors to provide immediate palliative, in Borno State we decided to invest massively in a mass transit scheme.”

Each of the 107 vehicles commissioned by the president was converted to use electricity and gas to enable the use of low-cost energy sources and provide cheap transportation for citizens.

The fleet of comprises of 35 30-seater gas-powered coaster buses, 12 15-seater gas-powered Hummer buses, 10 50-seater gas-powered mass transit buses and 50 4-seater electric-powered taxi vehicles.

Zulum’s transport scheme immediately crashed prices of transportation across Maiduguri with his buses charging N50 while private transport means such as Keke Napep charge about N150 per route.

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